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Uber Apologizes—And Offers an Explanation For—Its Insanely Racist Tweet on Twitter
It seems like every time I turn around, Uber is in the news for all the wrong reasons. There’s the resignation of their head of HR over how discrimination complaints were being mishandled, various assault accusations, that whole #DeleteUber fiasco, and a bunch of other shit I don’t have the time to point out. Yet…
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LeBron James Leads the Charge to Rename Crayola Crayon Bluetiful to Nipsey Blue
In 2017, childhood mainstay Crayola had a contest in which they allowed people in North America to submit name choices for a new crayon. After receiving over 90,000 entries, they announced the latest hue would be named “Bluetiful.” Two years later, as millions of fans grieve the loss of recording artist, entrepreneur and community activist…
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'International Network' Involved In Deadly Sri Lanka Attacks; Social Media Blocked Amid National Emergency
Citing the deadly dangers of lies and the noise of false rumors, Sri Lanka has instated an emergency lockdown as they begin to track down the international network responsible for a deadly Easter morning attack. Reuters has reported via HuffPost that 290 people were killed and nearly 500 wounded when suicide bombs and other detonation…
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26-Year-Old Influencer Faces 20 Years for Hiring Cousin to Break into Domain Owner's Home
Rossi Lorathio Adams II, the 26-year-old founder of media company State Snaps, faces up to two decades in prison for hiring an intruder to break into a house in Cedar Rapids, Iowa to force the transfer of an internet domain at gunpoint, according to CNN. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Northern District…
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Lynne Patton Took to Instagram to Mock Death Threats Against Rep. Ilhan Omar
Lynne Patton, regional administrator for the Department of Housing and Urban Development and wannabe Real Housewife of PG County, decided to take time from her busy schedule hawking her right-wing reality show to add to the din of Republicans stoking the flames of bigotry against freshman Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.). Omar, the subject of right-wing…
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Facebook Waves the Mutumbo Finger at White Nationalists, Offers Judgment-Free Rehabilitation in Exchange
One week after the house that Mark Zuckerberg built revealed its plans to address the discriminatory nature in which it excludes minorities and other protected groups from accessing housing, employment, and credit advertisements comes the news that white supremacist rhetoric is no longer welcome on its platform—allegedly. According to the Washington Post, Facebook will banish…
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Diddy Admits It—He 'Played' Himself When It Came to His Relationship with Kim Porter
The adage “you don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone” is one of life’s extremely sobering reminders. On November 15, 2018, the hip-hop world and beyond stood still when the shockingly tragic news of Kim Porter’s death reverberated through the music and fashion industries. The model and actress went into cardiac arrest after suffering…
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Royal Treatment: Buckingham Palace Issues New Guidelines in Response to Online Abuse of Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton
What you’re not going to do is troll the royal brides. So says the British royal family, who is requiring “courtesy, kindness and respect” from the millions who interact with its social media channels, via new guidelines released on Monday. According to CNN, the new measures were put in place in response to an uptick…
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Leave Malia Obama the Hell Alone and Let Her Enjoy Life (and Facebook)
Malia Obama continues to be photographed minding her black-ass business—this time, the 20-year-old college student was seen drinking out of a bottle of rosé during a weekend spent in Miami with friends. Shudder at the thought of a bottle of rosé being in Miami, which is obviously the epicenter for wholesome good times and mild-mannered…
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Cardi on the Half-Shell—and off IG: Behind-the-Scenes Scoop on How the 'Money' Maker Made Magic with Mugler
It was the statement dress that set the tone for a history-making night, and just the first of many designs by Mugler worn by Cardi B on Sunday, as she conquered the red carpet, the stage, and the Best Rap Album category at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards. Appearing on the red carpet in an…
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